HWBench.com

    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Radeon RX 480

    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Memory: 11264Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2018
    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Radeon RX 480
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 480

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      278%
    • Radeon RX 480
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

    178% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

    100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

    The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (92 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX 480
    GPU NameTU102 ()vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
    Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size754 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors18,600 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders4352vs2304
    Compute Units68vs36
    Core clock1350 MHzvs1120 MHz
    ROPs88vs32
    TMUs272vs144

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX 480
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width352 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective
    Memory Size11264 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX 480
    TDP250 wattsvs150 watts
    Release Date20 Aug 2018vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      132.00 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      40.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      408.00 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      182.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      616.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 480
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      13056.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 480
      5834.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      74
    • Radeon RX 480
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      198
    • Radeon RX 480
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      107
    • Radeon RX 480
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      169
    • Radeon RX 480
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      201
    • Radeon RX 480
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      191
    • Radeon RX 480
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      91
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      187
    • Radeon RX 480
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      114
    • Radeon RX 480
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      118
    • Radeon RX 480
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      114
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      126
    • Radeon RX 480
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      134
    • Radeon RX 480
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      133
    • Radeon RX 480
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      184
    • Radeon RX 480
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      206
    • Radeon RX 480
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      122
    • Radeon RX 480
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      95
    • Radeon RX 480
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      141
    • Radeon RX 480
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      92
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      182
    • Radeon RX 480
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      204
    • Radeon RX 480
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      175
    • Radeon RX 480
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138
    • Radeon RX 480
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      197
    • Radeon RX 480
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      208
    • Radeon RX 480
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      186
    • Radeon RX 480
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      94
    • Radeon RX 480
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      288
    • Radeon RX 480
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63
    • Radeon RX 480
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      186
    • Radeon RX 480
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      124
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      87
    • Radeon RX 480
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      143
    • Radeon RX 480
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      155
    • Radeon RX 480
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63
    • Radeon RX 480
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      108
    • Radeon RX 480
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      113
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      91
    • Radeon RX 480
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      121
    • Radeon RX 480
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      103
    • Radeon RX 480
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      105
    • Radeon RX 480
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      151
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153
    • Radeon RX 480
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      102
    • Radeon RX 480
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      76
    • Radeon RX 480
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      47
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      113
    • Radeon RX 480
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      75
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      141
    • Radeon RX 480
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      133
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      143
    • Radeon RX 480
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      104
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      156
    • Radeon RX 480
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153
    • Radeon RX 480
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138
    • Radeon RX 480
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      72
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      167
    • Radeon RX 480
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      44
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      105
    • Radeon RX 480
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      79
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      90
    • Radeon RX 480
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      94
    • Radeon RX 480
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      97
    • Radeon RX 480
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      31
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      81
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63
    • Radeon RX 480
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      74
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      58
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      79
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      61
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      71
    • Radeon RX 480
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      96
    • Radeon RX 480
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      86
    • Radeon RX 480
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      53
    • Radeon RX 480
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      35
    • Radeon RX 480
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      71
    • Radeon RX 480
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      49
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      76
    • Radeon RX 480
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      67
    • Radeon RX 480
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      81
    • Radeon RX 480
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      59
    • Radeon RX 480
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      88
    • Radeon RX 480
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      90
    • Radeon RX 480
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      78
    • Radeon RX 480
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      44
    • Radeon RX 480
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      99
    • Radeon RX 480
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

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